Jonathan Toews

Never has a shootout loss felt so good. Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon, who treats every loss as if someone had just kicked his dog, was absolutely beaming after the Panthers came from behind only to lose in a 3-2 shootout to the Blackhawks on Tuesday. "That's a great point,'' Tallon said after the 2-2-1 road trip. "We had no puck-luck in the overtime. We've had nine games in 14 days. When we left we were five points behind the Bruins and now are only down two. "We've got 22 games left, 15 at home. So, 15-7, that's what it'll take to get in.'' After shipping off frustrated forward Sean Bergenheim to the Wild on...

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